What is the correct description of hiring bias?

What is the correct description of hiring bias?

• A. Hiring randomly
• B. Selecting only candidates who match a preconceived ideal
• C. Hiring from a broad pool
• D. Hiring based on a standardized test

Answer: (B)

Hiring bias occurs when decisions are influenced by preconceived notions about the ideal candidate rather than objective evidence of qualifications. Choosing only candidates who match that preconceived ideal exemplifies bias because it privileges a fixed image of what a candidate should be, regardless of actual skills, experience, or potential. The other approaches you're seeing describe methods that aim to broaden fairness: hiring randomly removes evaluative judgment, which isn’t about bias in selection; hiring from a broad pool expands the candidate base to reduce early filtering; and hiring based on a standardized test uses objective criteria to evaluate candidates, which is typically an effort to minimize bias (though tests can have their own limitations).

Hiring bias occurs when decisions are influenced by preconceived notions about the ideal candidate rather than objective evidence of qualifications. Choosing only candidates who match that preconceived ideal exemplifies bias because it privileges a fixed image of what a candidate should be, regardless of actual skills, experience, or potential.

The other approaches you're seeing describe methods that aim to broaden fairness: hiring randomly removes evaluative judgment, which isn’t about bias in selection; hiring from a broad pool expands the candidate base to reduce early filtering; and hiring based on a standardized test uses objective criteria to evaluate candidates, which is typically an effort to minimize bias (though tests can have their own limitations).